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Bioethanol production from agricultural wastes: An overview

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In this article, a review of available technologies for bioethanol production from agricultural wastes is discussed, which can increase concentrations of fermentable sugars after enzymatic saccharification, thereby improving the efficiency of the whole process.
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This article is published in Renewable Energy.The article was published on 2012-01-01. It has received 1432 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Lignocellulosic biomass & Biofuel.

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An overview of key pretreatment processes employed for bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels and value added products

TL;DR: A number of biomass deconstruction or pretreatment processes have been used to break the structural framework of plants and depolymerize lignin, which is used for the production of biofuels and other value added products.
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Lignocellulosic biorefinery as a model for sustainable development of biofuels and value added products

TL;DR: Combination of integrated conversion techniques along with process integration is suggested as a sustainable approach and introducing 'series concept' accompanying intermittent dark/photo fermentation with co-cultivation of microalgae is conceptualised.
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Activity of solid acid catalysts for biodiesel production: A critical review

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed current literature on the activities and advantages of solid acid catalysts used in biodiesel production and suggested a way forward from the traditional trial-and-error method to a rational means of determining catalytic activities.
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Chemical Pretreatment Methods for the Production of Cellulosic Ethanol: Technologies and Innovations

TL;DR: A review of chemical pretreatment of lignocellulose can be found in this article, highlighting recent findings and process innovations developed to offset inherent challenges via a range of interventions, notably, the combination of chemical pre-treatment with other methods to improve carbohydrate preservation, reduce formation of degradation products, achieve high sugar yields at mild reaction conditions, reduce solvent loads and enzyme dose, reduce waste generation, and improve recovery of biomass components in pure forms.
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Bioethanol Production from Renewable Raw Materials and Its Separation and Purification: A Review.

TL;DR: This paper deals with recent trends in the bioethanol production as a fuel from different renewable raw materials as well as with its separation and purification processes.
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Features of promising technologies for pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass.

TL;DR: This paper reviews process parameters and their fundamental modes of action for promising pretreatment methods and concludes that pretreatment processing conditions must be tailored to the specific chemical and structural composition of the various, and variable, sources of lignocellulosic biomass.
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Pretreatment technologies for an efficient bioethanol production process based on enzymatic hydrolysis: A review

TL;DR: This paper reviews the most interesting technologies for ethanol production from lignocellulose and it points out several key properties that should be targeted for low-cost and advanced pretreatment processes.
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Pretreatment of lignocellulosic wastes to improve ethanol and biogas production: a review.

TL;DR: Effective parameters in pretreatment of lignocelluloses, such as crystallinity, accessible surface area, and protection by lignin and hemicellulose are described first, and several pretreatment methods are discussed and their effects on improvement in ethanol and/or biogas production are described.
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Global potential bioethanol production from wasted crops and crop residues

TL;DR: In this article, the global annual potential bioethanol production from the major crops, corn, barley, oat, rice, wheat, sorghum, and sugar cane, is estimated.
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Trends in biotechnological production of fuel ethanol from different feedstocks.

TL;DR: The different technologies for producing fuel ethanol from sucrose-containing feedstocks (mainly sugar cane, starchy materials and lignocellulosic biomass) are described along with the major research trends for improving them.
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